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Well, THAT sounds like a relief, after all the fear of the torn ligament. I hope he can play for Senior Day, naturally, but I was really afraid he was going to be out for the whole rest of the season. The team maybe dodged a bullet here!

Good news indeed. Ryan Evans adds intangibles that don't always show up in the box score. I'm all for Dekker getting more minutes, but Evans fits nicely in the rotation, especially late in games when BO Ryan may want to go offense/defense shifts. Hurry back Ryan.

This. I don't think this tells us much. UW is very guided about students' medical issues (and rightfully so). But I seem to recall injuries to Butch and Tucker in the past that were far worse than we initially felt based on cryptic UW updates. I suspect we won't know more until game day. Let's hope for the best. But even a lesser injury with a few weeks rehab could put him out for the season at this late stage, y'know?

At least they did say it was a "sprain," so that's something. McCarthy would have said that Evans has a "knee". An NHL team would say Evans has a "lower body injury". Bellicheck would have denied the existence of Evans all together.

I feel like if it was a straight up tear they would say so, like with Gasser. Could it be worse than a normal knee sprain? Sure. But I do think if it was truly for sure 100% torn they would simply say straight up he is done. The fact he is even questionable for Purdue makes me optimistic.

Now, comes the question of when he can play and if and when he should. I'd like to beat Sparty, but the NCAA Tourney is definitely more important, and I'm sure Ryan agrees.

141: The potential problem of losing to MSU is falling into the 5th seed for the B1G tourney, which takes away the first round bye that the top four receive, causing you to win three games in a short span rather than two.

I feel like if it was a straight up tear they would say so, like with Gasser. Could it be worse than a normal knee sprain? Sure. But I do think if it was truly for sure 100% torn they would simply say straight up he is done. The fact he is even questionable for Purdue makes me optimistic.

Now, comes the question of when he can play and if and when he should. I'd like to beat Sparty, but the NCAA Tourney is definitely more important, and I'm sure Ryan agrees.

There's no point in a token start. Let him rest and hopefully be at full strength for the remaining games and the tournament. He'll be in uniform so he will be introduced along with the other seniors. It's not a big deal.

With Evans limited, the question becomes: Who will back up Dekker with Evans unavailable or limited in that role? Bohannon? Kammo? Anderson or Duje (I haven't noticed Duje late during the blowouts. Is he still with the team?)? A committee of the aforementioned?